Rain wey fall from early morning don turn Ikorodu to mini Venice. One video wey trend online show one woman wey dey shout say, “Make una help o, water don enter everywhere!” As she dey record, water don pass ankle, waka enter their compound like invited guest.
Residents wey talk for background say dem no fit pass the road again unless na with canoe or floating slippers. The whole environment resemble one kind flood audition for Nollywood film. People dey use bucket dey try chase water comot like say water dey hear pidgin.
E no funny at all as the flood carry plastic chair, slippers, and even someone suya stand comot from normal location. Na this kind gbege video wey make social media catch fire and Lagos Commissioner Tokunbo Wahab come burst out talk.
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As the matter trend, Commissioner Tokunbo Wahab use him X (formerly Twitter) handle yarn sey dem don see the video and dem no dey sleep on top the issue. According to am, Governor Sanwo-Olu don already award big drainage project wey go solve this flood wahala once and for all.
Wahab talk say make Ikorodu people no vex too much, say na now dem dey do major excavation work towards discharge point and culvert construction. Dem dey rush the job like NEPA dey chase dem, so that water go get better route to waka go where e suppose go.
He come promise say after dem finish the culvert, dem go start the concrete lining and everything go balance well. According to am, na temporary suffering for permanent enjoyment dem dey try do.
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Wahab come round up him message with apology give residents, say he understand say the situation hard but make dem bear am small. According to am, this construction na long-term investment to stop all this every-year flooding and improve quality of life for everybody wey dey that axis.
E talk say the government dey serious to build solid infrastructure wey no go collapse like puff-puff. “We dey lay correct foundation now so that the future no go drown,” na so im put am.
So if you dey for Ikorodu and your slippers don float pass your gate, just know say e go soon end – at least according to government. But until then, hold your buckets, raise your mattress, and avoid road wey don turn river. And abeg, if you must waka, no wear white canvas. Na advice wey go save lives be that.
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